India, May 20 -- Sunrisers Hyderabad assistant coach James Franklin was effusive in his praise for Ishan Kishan after his match-winning knock in the five-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings, which secured his team a place in the IPL playoffs.

On a difficult, sluggish pitch that caught the batters off guard and made scoring a stern challenge, Ishan produced a sublime 70 off 47 balls.

His innings not only shifted the momentum decisively but also made run-scoring appear effortless on a difficult surface, which ultimately changing the course of the game.

"Yeah, look, I think Ishan's been brilliant for us this season. He's obviously been terrific for India recently as well. And he sort of just carried that form into this IPL. I'd hazard...